I read this question over and over and I'm always dumbfounded that someone is posing it seriously. Let's give Marciano his due; he was tough, tenacious, could punch, and 49 times out of 49 managed to find a way to work with his limited skills to beat his opposition.
And there's this whole romance surrounding him of 'The Rock' - the rags to riches Italian kid that fought his way out of the streets and retired undefeated. Against who?
Has anyone actually seen any footage of him fighting? Tune into Classic Sports one day. He's dreadful. Flat footed and slow with poor balance. He's also very small. 5ft 10 in. 185 pounds.
Okay, let's talk about Muhammad Ali. 6'3 225 pounds. That alone.
But then you have Ali's speed, his grace, HIS punching power with 225 pounds behind it. Quality of opposition: Frazier, Norton, Lyle, Patterson, Liston and he's the only man to ever knock out George Foreman. He did that when he was 32 and supposedly washed up, and Foreman was 23 and supposedly incincible
2006-08-17
05:44:38
·
11 answers
·
asked by
Anonymous
in
Boxing